Remember, Just Ahead guides you to and from both towns and throughout Rocky Mountain National Park.Įstes Park, just east of Rocky Mountain National Park, is best known for the Stanley Hotel. Grand Lake is 22 miles from the Alpine Visitor Center. To give you some sense of scale, Estes Park is 24 miles from the Alpine Visitor Center near the summit of Trail Ridge Road in the heart of the park. Both offer plenty of options, and it’s simple enough to commute from the towns into the heart of the park. So where to stay in Rocky Mountain? Your best bets are its two gateway towns-Estes Park to the east and Grand Lake to the west. Unlike most large national parks, Rocky Mountain has no in-park lodging. Click here to see the complete series, and be sure to download our Just Ahead smartphone audio tour of Rocky Mountain before you head to the park. This post is part of Just Ahead’s Rocky Mountain National Park Trip Planner-our guide to everything you need to know to plan your trip to Rocky Mountain.

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